WEST PADUCAH, KENTUCKY·2016-12-11

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 7900 METROPOLIS LAKE ROAD, WEST PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 42086 on 2016-12-11, Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.

Watch Tennessee Valley Authority for free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Tennessee Valley Authority is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.

Final narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a leak in an air blast muffler when the muffler sheared loose from the flange and struck the employee in the back.

Hospitalized Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified

More severe injuries at Tennessee Valley Authority

Aug 6, 2025 MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Apr 18, 2024 GALLATIN, TENNESSEE · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. Jun 8, 2023 HARTSVILLE, TENNESSEE · Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Mar 16, 2022 CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Jan 5, 2021 CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

View Tennessee Valley Authority's full OSHA safety record →

Similar incidents · Same event type

Dec 18, 2023 International Eagle Enterprises, Inc. · EL PASO, TEXAS Dec 7, 2023 Allied Locke Industries, Inc. · DIXON, ILLINOIS Dec 6, 2023 United Parcel Service, Inc. · OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN Dec 5, 2023 OTC Ohio Transmission · FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA Dec 4, 2023 Metals USA · SEEKONK, MASSACHUSETTS

More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 221119)

Jun 6, 2025 Tampa Electric Company · TAMPA, FLORIDA Jan 14, 2025 El Paso Electric Company · EL PASO, TEXAS Mar 25, 2024 Florida Power & Light Company · MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA Mar 18, 2024 Entergy · NEWARK, ARKANSAS Sep 1, 2023 Tampa Electric Company · MULBERRY, FLORIDA

More severe injuries in KENTUCKY

Nov 14, 2025 Thalle Construction · GRAND RIVERS, KENTUCKY Aug 15, 2025 United States Postal Service · LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Jul 30, 2025 Swift Roofing, Inc. · FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY Jun 23, 2025 U.S. Postal Service · LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY May 5, 2025 Maxim Crane Works, L.P · WEST PADUCAH, KENTUCKY